Pongo
See also: pongo
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.
Proper noun
Pongo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – the orangutans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Ponginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan), Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean orangutan) (species)
Derived terms
Further reading
Orangutan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pongo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pongo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons